Sebastian Raza
@srazam.bsky.social
teaches social theory @University of Cambridge; thinking about crises and how these transform us (for the better or for the worse), writing at times
The Journal of the Philosophy of History published a symposium on Michael Rosen's 'The Shadow of God', co-edited by Marijn Nohlmanns, Kai-Uwe Hoffman, and myself. It has interesting contributions by Richard Bourke, Daniel Chernilo, Corinne Schubert, and others, as well as response from Rosen.
brill.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Journal of the Philosophy of History published a symposium on Michael Rosen's 'The Shadow of God', co-edited by Marijn Nohlmanns, Kai-Uwe Hoffman, and myself. It has interesting contributions by Richard Bourke, Daniel Chernilo, Corinne Schubert, and others, as well as response from Rosen.
It is very exciting to see the debate gaining traction. Looking forward to the submissions for the special issue in @bsaecf.bsky.social’s Sociology. CfP 👇
June 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It is very exciting to see the debate gaining traction. Looking forward to the submissions for the special issue in @bsaecf.bsky.social’s Sociology. CfP 👇
This is a call to reopen the question of normativity in sociology – as a condition of our practice and theories. Sociology operates between critique and commitment, yet our normative entanglements are typically black-boxed or taken as self-explanatory.
📣Call for Papers: Sociology (@sociologyjnl.bsky.social) Special Issue
The Normative Turn in Sociology. Opening the Black Box
Deadline for submission of full papers: 22 Jan 2026
Guest Editors: Elisabeth Becker-Topkara, Daniel Chernilo, Sebastian Raza, & Galen Watts
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26815/...
The Normative Turn in Sociology. Opening the Black Box
Deadline for submission of full papers: 22 Jan 2026
Guest Editors: Elisabeth Becker-Topkara, Daniel Chernilo, Sebastian Raza, & Galen Watts
www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26815/...
April 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a call to reopen the question of normativity in sociology – as a condition of our practice and theories. Sociology operates between critique and commitment, yet our normative entanglements are typically black-boxed or taken as self-explanatory.
A new paper (with G Watts) arguing that descriptive and evaluative components are intertwined in empirical sociological accounts, and that the distinction between the good and the right can clarify the variety of normative reasoning in sociology.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Between Description and Evaluation: How Sociologists Do Normativity - The American Sociologist
We argue that the philosophical distinction between the “good” and the “right” is helpful in discerning the plurality of normative stakes in sociological accounts. Our argument stands in contrast to o...
link.springer.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A new paper (with G Watts) arguing that descriptive and evaluative components are intertwined in empirical sociological accounts, and that the distinction between the good and the right can clarify the variety of normative reasoning in sociology.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...